Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin

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Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin episodes

August 14, 2023 Top Story Daily: A monolithic media, essential to the left, imperils democracy
As in the United States, Israel’s mainstream media outlets favor the political left. That’s why they’re trying to crush “Channel 14,” which favors Netanyahu and judicial reform.

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10 min
August 10, 2023Ep. 105: Iddo Netanyahu: The Israeli Left is Initiating a Military Coup
Is the Israeli left by refusing to serve in the military holding the country hostage? Have we seen this before?
In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the battle over judicial reform with Dr. Iddo Netanyahu, the physician and playwright who is the younger brother of the prime minister and the hero of Entebbe, Yoni Netanyahu.

They discuss
the real issues underlying the battle for judicial reform
the United States and American Jewry and what their place is, if any, in the current crisis
the history of the left in Israel and how it impacts today
Iddo's personal history in being a part of one of Israel's most illustrious and controversial families.
You won't want to miss this episode!
1 hr 4 min
August 10, 2023 Top Story Daily: This is not the moment to end US aid to Israel
The Jewish state can live without it, but cutting military assistance to show disdain for Netanyahu and his voters now would be a dangerous step towards ending the alliance.

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12 min
August 09, 2023 Top Story Daily: Did Israel sacrifice security for visa waivers?
U.S. pressure led Jerusalem to give up singling out Arabs with U.S. citizenship for special scrutiny. Does the debate about “ethnic profiling” ignore threats?

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11 min
August 03, 2023 Top Story Daily: Is a US-Saudi-Israel deal really in the works?
Biden is trying to make it appear that a normalization deal will happen if the Jewish state pays for it in concessions to the Palestinians. Netanyahu should see it as a trap, not a favor.

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13 min
August 03, 2023Ep. 104: Kim Strassel & The Failure of the Biden Presidency
Has any President ever failed so thoroughly domestically and internationally as Joe Biden?

In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin talks with the Wall Street Journal’s Kimberley Strassel, author of the new book, "The Biden Malaise: How America bounces back from Joe Biden’s Dismal Repeat of the Jimmy Carter Years".

They discuss
Comparing and contrasting the circumstances and policies of the Carter and Biden administrations
How culture wars are NOT the way to win the presidency and were not why people loved Donald Trump
Could another Ronald Reagan exist again and would he even win?
1 hr 9 min
August 02, 2023 Top Story Daily: A film about saving children isn’t an antisemitic conspiracy
Those trashing the indie hit “Sound of Freedom” as “QAnon adjacent” are hypocrites who show how politics twists discourse about both the arts and crimes against children.

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13 min
July 30, 2023 Top Story Daily: Jew vs. Jews and the politics of contempt
The subtext of the battle over judicial reform in Israel is a culture war between different groups. A “New York Times” columnist is leading the charge to delegitimize fellow Jews.

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14 min
July 27, 2023 Ep. 103: Richard Landes: A biased press is legitimizing blood libels against Jews
Four toxic elements are coming together to create a rising tide of antisemitism.

In this week’s episode of Top Story, JNS editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin discusses the factors fueling a rising tide of antisemitism around the globe with scholar Richard Landes, author of the book "Can The Whole World Be Wrong? Lethal Journalism, Antisemitism and Global Jihad."
They discuss:
- The intertwining of far-left ideology and Islamist worldview
- How the media has paved the way for lies and propaganda to enter the mainstream
41 min
July 27, 2023 Top Story Daily: American Jewry’s dangerous intervention in an Israeli culture war
U.S. organizations throwing in with the opposition to judicial reform aren’t defending democracy. Rather, they are treating the majority of Israeli Jews with contempt.

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12 min

About Think Twice with Jonathan Tobin

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The Internet and mainstream media are inundated with misinformation and superficial hot takes. That’s why you’re not getting the full story. Take another look with JNS Editor-in-chief Jonathan Tobin as he takes deep dives into the most critical stories and controversies impacting the Jewish world with insightful commentary and fascinating interviews. If you want to understand the bigger picture and the context of the issues that really matter, this show is for you.